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Posted by R. C. White on September 18, 2007, 9:16 am
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Hi, DJ.
> The genesis of the Vista problematic "unlock code" (that doesn't work)
> was my upgrading in response to the "No more support for 2004"
> announcement with 2007 CD campaign early this year. You bought at the
> web site and they sent the UC.
That explains why I never saw an Unlock Code: I never bought Vista for
download. Thanks for the explanation.
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.)
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Currently running Vista Ultimate x64)
> Got a link to a downloadable version of 2007 via live chat with
> Quickem support this morning, which I haven't tried as I'm at work. My
> goal now is to install it on Vista Ultimate (falling to knees in
> prayer).
>
> The genesis of the Vista problematic "unlock code" (that doesn't work)
> was my upgrading in response to the "No more support for 2004"
> announcement with 2007 CD campaign early this year. You bought at the
> web site and they sent the UC.
>
> I am intrigued with R.C. White's install technique which I may try...
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-
> "I've been using Quicken since long before the Program Files folder
> was
> invented, and I still install it into its own E:QuickenW folder (from
> back
> when Intuit added the "W" to distinguish the Windows version of
> Quicken from
> the MS-DOS version). By installing the application into this single
> folder,
> accessible from both WinXP and Vista, I was able to run it from either
> OS
> and access the same data file from either. Both used the same
> application
> files and data fileset."
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>
> A bit off-topic, but perhaps critical for my situation, seeing as
> Intuit's "Clean-up" utility rendered my 2007 install unuseable, not to
> mention uninstallable(!). How does one manually uninstall an app
> under XP? I thought maybe deleting the Quicken directory, restarting
> and then running a good registry utility might do it...? Maybe I'll
> try installing the new DL over it. My CD install just bombed with an
> error I don't recall. Didn't like something. (R.C. just hates it when
> I do that!) OK R.C. if I can recreate it I'll reveal the error
> message! ;-)
>
>
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:23:00 -0600, "Bob Wang"
>
>>DJ:
>>
>>I know this is not of any help to you now.
>>But, I went through a similar situations a few weeks ago with installing
>>Q2007 H&B on Vista Ultimate 32-bit.
>>Fortunately for me, this was on a brand new machine, so I just reverted
>>back
>>to a clean image after I could not remove the failed installation.
>>
>>I waited till I got Q2008 H&B, that install went without a hitch.
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>>>>
>>I've been dual booting between XP and Vista for months and recently
>>decided to make the transfer to Vista as my default OS, so I'm moving
>>all mission critical apps to the Vista install.
>>
>>I'll make this as short as I can. Can one install 2007 on Vista
>>(Ultimate in my case)...? During install my "Next" button remains
>>grayed out after entering the Unlock code. Apparently this is a well
>>known problem with a couple different approaches to work arounds at
>>the Intuit web site, neither of which appear to work.
>>
>>Actually, the "clean-up utility method", not only makes no difference
>>in the Vista install realm, but rendered my XP install un useable as
>>it deleted the 'qw.exe' from that install (?!)I can't even do a
>>"repair" install there, or remove the program from XP via Control
>>Panel (errors out)to prep for a clean install of the program. Nice,
>>eh? Thanks Intuit. Can someone please help!
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